Tweetchat on 4/22/14: School Food and Latino Kids

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KID WITH CHOC MILKSchools with a higher proportion of Latino students tend to have weaker policies on school snacks, food, and drinks.

What can be done?

Learn about and share new Latino school food initiatives and resources at the #GrowingHealthyChange Tweetchat, “School Food and Latino Kids,” at noon CST (1 p.m. EST) Tuesday, April 22, 2014, with Salud America!, the Pew Charitable Trust, and Bettina Elias Siegel of The Lunch Tray.

Follow the Tweetchat on Twitter (via @SaludToday, @JDonzeBlack_Pew, and @thelunchtray) to ask questions, learn more about healthy school snack food initiatives, and share what school snack changes you’re already making or want to make, and what resources you’re using or want to use to make a change:

  • DATE: Tuesday, April 22, 2014
  • TIME: Noon CST (1:00 PM EDT)
  • WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #GrowingHealthyChange
  • WHO: @SaludToday, @JDonzeBlack_Pew, @thelunchtray, and YOU!

Use the hashtag #GrowingHealthyChange to participate.

By The Numbers By The Numbers

20.7

percent

of Latino kids have obesity (compared to 11.7% of white kids)

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